CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
Agenda
August 6, 2025, 7:00 PM
Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem
Councilmember
Councilmember
Councilmember
Alejandra Avila
Daniel Damian
Jean M. Ayala
Emmanuel J. Estrada
Manuel Lozano
Welcome to your City Council Meeting
We welcome your interest and involvement in the City’s legislative process. This agenda includes information about topics coming before the City Council and the action recommended by city staff. You can read about each topic in the staff reports, which are available on the city’s website and in the Office of the City Clerk.
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Public Comments
The public is encouraged to address the City Council or any of its Agencies listed on this agenda on any matter posted on the agenda or on any other matter within its jurisdiction. In accordance with Chapter 39 of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code, Speakers must address the City Council as a whole and refrain from making impertinent, slanderous, or profane remarks or disrupt the peace of the meeting. Speaker cards are available at the podium and by request with the City Clerk.
Public Communication
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Notice Regarding California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determinations Pursuant to CEQA, a "project" is defined as a "whole action" subject to a public agency's discretionary funding or approval that has the potential to either (1) cause a direct physical change in the environment or (2) cause a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. "Projects" include discretionary activity by a public agency, a private activity that receives any public funding, or activities that involve the public agency's issuance of a discretionary approval and is not statutorily or categorically exempt from CEQA. (Pub. Res. Code § 21065.) To the extent that matters listed in this Agenda are considered "projects" under CEQA, their appropriate CEQA determination will be listed below each recommendation. If no CEQA determination is listed, it has been determined that the action does not constitute a "project" under CEQA.
CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Presentation - Certificate of Recognition presented to the participants of the NextGen Youth Workforce Program
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
CONSENT CALENDAR
All items listed are considered to be routine business by the City Council and will be approved with one motion.
There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a City Councilmember so requests, in which case, the item will be removed from the general order of business and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
1. City of Baldwin Park's Warrants and Demands
Staff recommends that the City Council ratify the attached Warrants and Demands Register.
2. Meeting Minutes of July 16, 2025
It is recommended that the City Council approve the following meeting minutes of the Special City Council Meeting, Regular City Council Meeting, Finance Authority Meeting and the Housing Authority Meeting held on July 16, 2025.
3. Approve Amended Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Baldwin Park and the Department of Recreation and Community Services Trust for Activity #6 of Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Funds
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the amended MOU between the City of Baldwin Park and RCS for the PLHA Funds - in the amount of $366,949.12; and
2. Authorize the CEO to execute the MOU and necessary documents associated with the PLHA Funds; and
3. Authorize the Director of Finance to make the necessary adjustments to the appropriation and the budget.
4. Approve Final Tract Map No. 84521 to subdivide one (1) lot into two (2) lots to facilitate the conversion of an existing 10,452 square foot church building into 11 townhome units and the construction of four (4) new attached townhome units for a total of 15 for-sale townhome units It is recommended that the City Council accept Final Tract Map No. 84521 and authorize the City Clerk and staff to sign the Final Tract Map.
5. Approve Final Parcel Map No. 84384 to subdivide one (1) 24,113.82-square foot parcel into four (4) parcels
It is recommended that the City Council accept the Final Parcel Map No. 84384 and authorize the City Clerk and staff to sign the Final Parcel Map.
6. Approve Final Parcel Map No. 83916 to subdivide one (1) 38,800-square foot parcel into four (4) parcels
It is recommended that the City Council accept the Final Parcel Map No. 83916 and authorize the City Clerk and staff to sign the Final Parcel Map.
7. Waive Formal Bidding and Authorize the Cooperative Purchasing of Access Control System from Access Tech Security
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Waive Formal Bidding and Authorize Cooperative Purchasing to purchase access control system pursuant to Baldwin Park Municipal Code Section 34.23; and
2. Authorize the Director of Finance to make adjustments to the appropriation and budget related to this acquisition; and
3. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute all required documentation for the purchase and installation of access control system.
8. Approve Amendment No. 6 to Funding Agreement No. F9620 with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) for Grant Funding for the First/Last Mile Connections Project for the Baldwin Park Transit Center It is recommended that the City Council approve and authorize the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 6 to the FA with the LACMTA.
9. Receive and File Request from Waste Management to Change Single-Family Residential Service Day from Thursdays to Fridays for Area North of Ramona Boulevard It is recommended that the City Council receive and file this report and the attached correspondence from Waste Management requesting a service day change for single-family residential solid waste collection in the area north of Ramona Blvd from Thursdays to Fridays.
10. Approval of Construction Change Order and Funds Appropriation for the San Gabriel River Greening Project
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize the Director of Finance to appropriate $251,948 from Fund 243 to Account No. 243- 50-520-58100-15093 and $100,000 from Fund 256 to Account No. 256-50-520-58100-15093 and to make the necessary budget and purchase order adjustments as needed; and
2. Authorize the Director of Public Works to execute a change order to the contract agreement with Grifith Co.
11. Funding Agreement between the City of Baldwin Park and the County of Los Angeles for Local Solutions Fund Contract Number: HI-25-012
It is recommended that the City Council
1. Approve the funding agreement between the County of Los Angeles and the Baldwin Park for Local Solutions Fund – Measure A Local Solution Fund amount $429,718; and
2. Authorize the Mayor to execute the Agreement; and
3. Authorize the Acting Director of Recreation & Community Services to execute the Agreement and necessary documents associated with the Measure A Local Solution Fund; and
4. Authorize the Director of Finance to make appropriations and necessary budget adjustments.
12. Approval and Adoption of Resolution No. 2025-029 and Consideration of approval to Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with operator Managed Career Solutions (MCS) for East San Gabriel Valley America’s Job Center of California to continue the NextGen Youth Workforce Program
It is recommended that the City Council
1. Approve Resolution No. 2025-029, authorizing the City to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Operator Managed Career Solutions (MCS) for East San Gabriel Valley America’s Job Center of California for the continued provision of workforce development services, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030; and
2. Authorize the Mayor to execute the MOU; and
3. Authorize the CEO to make adjustments as may be necessary to carry out the direction of the City Council; and
4. Authorize the Director of Finance to carry over any remaining balances from the previously approved appropriations in the amount of $83,529 as of May 2025 from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Fund to fund the NextGen youth workforce program in 2025 and 2026.
13. Amendment to the City of Baldwin Park’s Comprehensive Salary Schedule in Accordance with CalPERS Established Guidelines
It is recommended that the City Council
1. Approve the job title changes from Civilian Dispatcher Supervisor to Police Dispatch Supervisor and Civilian Dispatcher to Police Dispatcher; and
2. Approved the revised job descriptions for Civilian Dispatcher Supervisor, Civilian Dispatcher, and Director of Recreation and Community Services job descriptions, subject to any non- substantive changes made by Chief Executive Officer and the City Attorney, and subject to conditions precedent; and
3. Approve and adopt Resolution No. 2025-030 amending the City of Baldwin Park’s Comprehensive Salary Schedule adopted by Resolution 2024-036, to update job titles for the above referenced job classifications.
PUBLIC HEARING
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
CITY COUNCIL ACTING AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE DISSOLVED COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
CITY COUNCIL / CITY CLERK / CITY TREASURER / STAFF REQUESTS & COMMUNICATION
ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATION
I, Christopher Saenz, City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park hereby certify that, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted on the City Hall bulletin board not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Dated this 31st day of July 2025.
Christopher Saenz
City Clerk
For further information regarding agenda items, please contact the office of the City Clerk at (626) 960-4011 ext. 466 or via e-mail at [email protected].